30.10.2026

Symposium in Jena: Anti-discrimination work is democratic work

Event organised by the Thuringian Anti-Discrimination Network (thadine) featuring Kiana Ghaffarizad

On Friday, 30 October 2026, from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm, the fifth thadine symposium, entitled ‘Anti-discrimination work is democracy work’, will take place at the LISA Community Centre (Werner-Seelenbinder-Straße 28a, 07747 Jena), organised by the Thuringian Anti-Discrimination Network thadine.

Keynote presentation:

On the necessity of a diversity-oriented perspective in the commitment to democracy and diversity – findings from two years of participatory research by Dr Johanna Treidl and Friederike Hobein from the Institute for Democracy and Civil Society (IDZ) in Jena

Workshops on offer:

Workshop 1 – Mosaic of Resilience: Diaspora conversations on mental health, visions and resistance (reading and discussion) with co-editor Kiana Ghaffarizad

Workshop 2 – Dialogue Ambassadors Workshop: Dealing with discriminatory and anti-democratic statements with mo:lab e. V. from Berlin

Workshop 3 – Strangers as Neighbours: How to deal with prejudice against neighbours? with Dr Frank Eckardt, Professor of Social Science Urban Research at the Bauhaus University Weimar

Panel discussion:
20 years of the General Equal Treatment Act and state anti-discrimination laws

Further information and registration